Violence and Politics
Reconsidering Weber's 'Politics as a Vocation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2323137 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jack Barbalet (0000-0002-4212-7929, Australian Catholic University, Australia; Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 56-70 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0385 • E-ISSN: 1469-8684 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0038038519895748 |
| OpenAlex | W3000595444 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 25 |
Today, more than ever, consideration of politics requires reflection on the role of violence and the ethical conduct of leaders. These and associated issues are central in Weber's 'Politics as a vocation', published 100 years ago. While frequently cited, Weber's definitions of politics and the state, and his understanding of the vocation of politics, are seldom subject to close examination. In the present article Weber's treatment of the state and politics in terms of the means of violence is shown to be inadequate and misleading. The extra-territoriality of the modern state, necessary in war-making and international intrigue, is continuous with its means of violence, but curiously ignored in 'Politics as a vocation'. Finally, Weber's account of morality in the political vocation is shown to have high polemical resonance but low analytic value
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Weber
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Max Weber and the Idea of Economic Sociology
General Economic History
Max Weber’s Theory of the Modern State
Founding Weimar
Coercion, capital, and European states, 990–1990
The State as a Conceptual Variable
Notes on the Difficulty of Studying the State (1977)
Bureaucracy and Efficiency
The autonomous power of the state
Science, Values and Politics in Max Weber's Methodology
From Max Weber
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |